Modernization
Vendors Scramble as FedRAMP Cloud Services Deadline Arrives
Companies will likely have a few more months before oversight bodies begin to seriously enforce compliance.
Modernization
HP Launches High Security Private Cloud for Public Sector
Helion hopes to meet FedRAMP requirements within the next six to nine months.
Digital Government
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Letitia Long Is Retiring
Long oversaw the agency that created and collected geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT.
Digital Government
More Snowden Leaks: NSA Intercepting Millions of Facial Images
The agency declined to say if it also retrieves images from social media.
Modernization
Satellite Rescue Network Gets Space Technology Hall of Fame Recognition
Last year, the multinational COSPAS-SARSAT program saved 253 people.
Digital Government
How the Right People Analyzing the Best Data Are Transforming Government
‘If you want to succeed, you’ve got to be willing to fail and test things out,’ OMB official says.
Modernization
Feds Could Save $20 Billion With Better IT Infrastructure Initiatives, Study Finds
Network capabilities remain a major hurdle.
Digital Government
Innovating in Government Is Harder Than It Looks
"It’s something we’re not set up to do effectively."
Digital Government
Former NSA Director: Big Data Is the Future
NSA’s only failure was letting Snowden breach its data, Keith Alexander says.
Cybersecurity
Why the FBI Wants to Procure Malware
Agency expects the malicious code to provide actionable intelligence for criminal and intelligence matters.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Say Favored NSA Reform Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough
House members want to insert an amendment barring the agency from exploiting zero day flaws.
Digital Government
The Intelligence Community Needs a New Workforce Model
A pipeline of young talent is essential for addressing future threats.
Digital Government
What Feds Can Learn From the Chicago Blackhawks’ Data Analytics
If an NHL franchise can use technology to win, surely government can, too.
Cybersecurity
NIST Removes NSA-Tainted Algorithm From Cryptographic Standards
Snowden documents say NSA introduced weaknesses to the number-generating guidance.
Emerging Tech
First Instrument Deemed Ready for NOAA’s Next-Gen Polar Orbiting Satellite
Its timely completion bodes well for the agency's $11 billion program to replace vital weather-monitoring spacecraft.
Digital Government
Coming Soon: Pentagon’s Multi-Billion Dollar Health Records Contract
Project could change the future of U.S. health care.
Digital Government